Suspension-bracket.



No. 868,888. PATENTED OUT. 22. 1907. E. H. RIGHARDSON. SUSPENSION BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27. 1906.

UNITED s'rATEs PATENT OFFICE EARL H. RICHARDSON, ()F ()N'IAJHIO, CA LIFO RNIA, ASSIGNOR TO PACIFIC ELECTRIC HEATING COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

SUSPENSIGN-BRACKET Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed September 27,1906. Serial No. 338,516-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Emit II. RICHARDSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ontario, in the county of San Bernardino and State of California, have inventeda new and useiul Suspcirsiriii-Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a suspension bracket adapted for use in laundries; and one of the main objects of the invention is to provide a bracket for suspcndingp lighting fixture and for suspending in a convenient position above the ironing board an insulated wire which conducts electricity to the laundry iron.

A further object is to provide a stand on said bracket which is adapted to support the laundry iron, when not in use, in a position within'convcnieut reach, and yet entirely out of the way of the operative, leaving the greater portion of the upper surface of the ironing board unobstructed, thus not only preventing possible scorching of the ironing board or any piece there-- on, but also permitting the ready-removal of any piece which has been ironed from the board, a further object, being to make the stand adjustable on the bracket so that its position can easily be regulated to suit the operative, and to also make the bracket adjustable to enable the operative to adjust the light and cord in the most convenient position. i

A further object is to support the cord with a resilient extensible connection which allows the cord to follow .the iron in its' movement and takes up slack in the cord, and which retracts the cord and holds the plug above the board when the plug is disconnectedfrom I the iron; and to provide simple but effective means detail View, in side elevation, of the lower part of the bracket, showing the rest and the laundry iron standing thereon. Fig. 3 is a detailview illustrating the manner of attaching the cord to the spring.

1 designates the ironing board which projects from the wall 2. A base 3 is fastened to the upper face of the ironing board 1, preferably near the wall 2, in any preferred manner, for example, by screws 4 which pass through lugs 5 and 6, the lug 6 beinglonger than the others and extending in a direction away from the wall giving a stable support to the base, The base is provided with a socket 7 which is strengthened by ribs 8 and 9, which socket receives the lower end of a bracket 10, which is retained therein by a' set screw 11 affording means for revolubly adjusting the bracket 10 in tho'socket. A rest 12 is attached to the bracket 10. and comprises a. shelf 13 which projects from a collar 14, through which the bracket 10 projects, the collar being fastened to the leg of the bracket by a set screw 15, which enables the rest 12 to. be swung around on the bracket 10 and adjusted in the desired position. The shelf 13 is preferably provided with a slightly raised flange 16 which conforms to the contour of the sole of the laundry iron 17, and prevents'the laundryiron from accidentally slipping out of place and falling from the shelf.

The uppe'r part of the bracket ll) is formed with a gooseneck 18, from the end of which is suspended a fixture 19, from which hangs a fixture tube 20 and a heating cord 2i, wires being conducted thereto through the hollow bracket 10. A lauip 22 is connected to the lower end of the tube 20 and supports the light in a position above the ironing board 1. An auxiliary or exone end through which the other end of the thong I passes, thereby forming a slipnoose, which is hung from a hook 26 formed at the lower end of the coil spring 2 The length of that portion of the heating cord 21 which lies below the spring 24may be regulated by loosening the noose and slipping the heating cord there. through to the place desired and then drawing the noose 25 tight. As the weight of the cord 21 tends to tighten the noose and cause the cord to bind therein the cord is securely held from accidentally slipping through the noose. The lower end of the heating cord 21v is connected to a plug 27, which is adapted to be reinovably inserted in a plug receptacle 28 on thelaundry iron.

The piece'to be ironed, as indicated at 29 by dotted lines in Fig. l, is arranged on the ironing board l, the

plug 27. is connected with the iron and as the laundry viron is manipulated the spring 24 will alternately yield and contract to permit of the necessary movement of the cord 21, the spring 24 being very flexible, and while having the necessary strength to support the weight of the cord 21, is not strong enough to cause the plug 27 to be pulled out of the receptacle 28 when the laundry iron swung around to place the lamp 22 in the most conven ient position, and if in this adjustment, the bracket is moved considerably away from the ironing board then it may be advisable to readjust the heating cord 21 at the loop 25, to enable the cord to reach the laundry iron without greatly stretching the spring 24, as the spring 24 should preferably be relaxed or substantially so when the laundry iron on the piece being ironed is nearest in an air line to the spring, otherwise the tension of the spring might beincreased unduly during certain positions of the laundry iron.

What I claim is:-

1. A base adapted to be attached to the ironing board, a bracket adjustably mounted on said base. an auxiliary bracket on the first bracket, a coil spring hung from the auxiliary bracket, a fixture on one of said brackets, and

a heating cord extending from the fixture to the lower end of the spring and hanging from the spring with its lower ses',s ss

It. A base adapted to be attached to the ironing hoard' said leg, means for clamping the sleeve on the 10:. an aux-f iliary bracket on the first bracket, a coil spring connected heating cord and connected to the spring. the heating cord having a detachable connection with the laundry iron.

4. A base adapted to be attached to the ironing board or other support, a socket on the base, a bracket. with its leg revolublymounted in said socket. means for clamping said to the auxiliary bracket, a heating cord extending through the bracket, a thong forming anoose which receives the' leg in the socket, :1 rest comprising a sleeve with a projecting shelf having a retaining flange for supporting the laundry iron, the sleeve being revolubly mounted on said leg, means for clamping the sleeve'on the leg, an auxiliary bracketon the first bracket; a coil spring connected to the 4 auxiliary bracket, a heating cordextending through the hra'cket,'means whereby the heating cord may be attached at any desired point to t'ge end of said spring, the heating cord having a detachable connection with the laundry iron.

in testimony whereof, [have her'cuntoset myhand at Ontario California this 18th day of September 1906. 4 EARLH. RICHARDSON.

In presence of l V I. lIAMsloNn,

C. V. Saturn. 

